Private Project

The After Life

A man is trying to deal with the loss of his wife by keeping cooking for her, until an unexpected event changes his life.

Michalis, unable to accept his wife's loss, cooks every day and places two dishes on the table, trying to keep her memory alive. Despite the efforts of his friend Vassilis, he remains locked in the house, only with his cooking routine. One day, life catches up with him in the most unexpected way.

  • Christos Sagias
    Director
  • Antonis Mavroudis
    Writer
  • Christos Sagias
    Producer
  • Yiannis Stankoglou
    Key Cast
    Amerika Square (2016), Invisible (2015), The Republic (2015), Forget Me Not (2014)
  • Spiros Sarafianos
    Key Cast
    Bad Start (2016)
  • Giorgos Vasileiadis
    Director Of Photography
  • Pavlos Papadopoulos
    Editor
    Feeling Lucky? (2014), Forgotten Days (2016)
  • Mirsini Sachanidou
    Production Manager
  • Christos Ninos
    Production Assistant
  • Eva Papatzikou
    Art Directors
  • Sonia Kaitatzi
    Art Directors
  • Eva Papatzikou
    Set Decorator
  • Sonia Kaitatzi
    Costume Designer
    #NotAlone (2017), Emoticon Man (2017)
  • Kostas Efkarpidis
    Sound Recording
  • Linus Jelos
    Sound Designers
  • Nikos Momtsios
    Sound Designers
  • Reggetiko Project
    Original Music
  • Linus Jelos
    Original Music
  • Nikos Momtsios
    Original Music
  • Alekos Daskalopoulos
    Boom Operator
  • Stathis Kolias
    Assistant Director
  • Stathis Vasileiadis
    Assistant Director of Photography
  • Dimitris Vavatsis
    Script Supervisors
    Emoticon Man (2017), The Puppet (2016)
  • Michael Katoglou
    Script Supervisors
  • Michael Katoglou
    Graphic Artist - Storyboard Designer
  • Grigoris Tsolakis
    Visual Effects
  • Ilias Papaioannou
    Color Grading - DCP Mastering
  • Kiki Chatzopoulou
    Translations
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Η Ζωή Μετά
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 24, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • International Short Film Festival In Drama
    Drama
    Greece
    September 21, 2017
    Greek Premiere
    Award for Best Actor: Yiannis Stankoglou
  • Athens International Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    September 26, 2017
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    November 12, 2017
  • International Film Festival of Larissa Artfools
    Larisa
    Greece
    February 11, 2018
    Best Movie
  • Athens International Digital Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    March 29, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Piraeus Film Festival
    Piraeus
    Greece
    May 28, 2018
    3rd Best Film
  • Cyprus International Film Festival
    Paphos
    Cyprus
    June 23, 2018
    Cyprus Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Paphos International Film Festival
    Paphos
    Cyprus
    June 24, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Aegean Film Festival
    Patmos, Paros
    Greece
    July 18, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Burgas International Film Festival
    Burgas
    Bulgaria
    July 20, 2018
    Bulgarian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • San Francisco Greek Film Festival
    San Francisco
    United States
    October 17, 2018
    USA Premiere
    Official Selection
  • New York City Greek Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    October 21, 2018
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Christos Sagias

Christos Sagias was born in Athens in May 1994. Soon he moved to Thessaloniki where he is currently living. Since 2012 he has been studying as a director at the Film Department of the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In recent years, he has been actively involved in the school as well as outside, with short projects and music clips for local artists. "The After Life" is his first short film.

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Director Statement

There is not much you can tell about this story, and because of its topic I do not know if I should really say much. I have the expectation that the film will speak on its own when the time comes.

As it is obvious, the film's theme is the emotional management of the loss of a loved one. There is no rule in these cases, everything’s confused and everyone acts in the way they seem fit. I think it would be unfair or wrong to classify this film as a manifesto or some kind of didactic story. On the contrary, in my opinion, it is just a film of observation of loss, just as I have experienced myself in recent years in my personal life. Neither solutions nor big words. Simple observation and harsh irony.

Is not that life itself?